# Incident 19800823080969I: Beech A36, Chatham, MA, August 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6739° N, 69.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatham, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6739&lon=-69.9629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N623CQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N623CQ-2009-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 766 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823080969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BATTERY LEAD. PILOT DID NOT USE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE TO EXTEND GEAR.

## Other reports on N623CQ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080226836369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080226836369A), Feb 26, 2008: Beech A36 (N623CQ), Colbert, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Propeller tear down analysis revealed that the rear bushing, through which the propeller pitch control rod passed, which is part of a rear hub assembly…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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